Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

Exhibitions

Temporary

• Care and compassion 350th anniversary of the arrival of the Hospitallers of Saint Joseph in Montreal 1659-2009.

  2009-05-06-2010-12-12

  The year 2009 marks the 350th anniversary of the arrival in Montreal of the Hospitallers of Saint Joseph: Judith Moreau de Bresoles, Catherine Mace and Marie Maillet. Most of the objects of this exhibition are presented for the first time to the public. They evoke an entire life of serving Christ and the sick which unfolds from entrance into the community to the final passing.

• Glass in Healthcare

  2010-04-14-2010-12-12

  As 2010 shines the spotlight on glass, the Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hotel-Dieu de Montreal joins museums and galleries of the city with a display of glass objects dedicated to healthcare. Non reactive and easy to sterilize, this material is found in hospitals and laboratories. These unusually beautiful objects were created for fields as varied as ophthalmology and medicine, laboratory work, surgery and health care. Some of them may surprise you, while you will recognize others as early versions of items used in hospitals today.
  
  

Activities

• Guided Tours of the Permanent Exhibition

  1992-06-18-2010-12-31

  The permanent exhibition relates the history of the Hospitallers of St. Joseph, of Hotel-Dieu, a history forever entwined with that of Montreal, the work of Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversière, a man of vision, of faith and of action.
  
  In Summer, a Guided visit of the convent gardens behind the walls is given upon reservation.

• Visit of the Chapel of Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph

  2010-05-16-2010-10-17

  A tour in english can be arranged upon reservation. Otherwise, a podcast on the Convent complex of the religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, in which there is a section on the chapel, can be downloaded at the following adress:
  
  http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/en/activites/eglises/rhsj.php

  2 pm

  209 avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, H2W 1R5

• The Garden of the Hospitallers of St.Joseph’s Monastery.

  2010-05-23-2010-09-19

  The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal invites you to visit this garden and to discover the architecture of the city’s first hospital. English tours for groups can be arranged upon reservation. Reservation required. Fee: 10. $

  English guided tours for groups, upon reservation only

  Départ au 201 avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal

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